''Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced'' is a

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about a fictional

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called

Boyzvoice Boyzvoice was a fictional Norwegian boy band, best known from the movie '' Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced'' (2000). They consisted of three band members: brothers M*Pete (Espen Eckbo), Hot Tub ( Øyvind Thoen), and Roar Lund-Bergseter ( Kaare Daniel St ...

. Outside

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, it has been screened multiple times on

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SBS.

Plot

The band is a three-piece vocal group dominated by their utterly untalented lead singer "M*Pete". When they are caught lip-synching before the release of their first album, scandal erupts (fed also by their manager's physically assaulting an elderly male and an elderly female member of the

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and the revelation that M*Pete's 16-year-old girlfriend is actually only 12) and they are dropped by their record company. They consider leaving the music industry, but their manager gets them a sponsorship deal with a Norwegian

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manufacturer. Ultimately they bounce back to fame after an appearance at the HitAwards Norwegian music awards show.

Cast

Espen Eckbo Espen Andersen Eckbo (born 22 April 1973) is a Norwegian actor, writer and comedian. He was born in Oslo, and grew up in Bestum. He now lives in Ullevål Hageby. Eckbo has no formal training as an actor, but has a background as a law student fo ...

as M'Pete, Ove, Waldemar, Web Designer, Radio DJ, Security Guard * Øyvind Thoen as Hot Tub * Kaare Daniel Steen as Roar *

Henrik Elvestad Henrik Elvestad (born 3 July 1973) is a Norwegian actor, comedian, and television presenter. Career From 2006 to 2015, Elvestad hosted Norwegian television program ''Golden Goal (TV series), Golden Goal'' with Johan Golden, where they invented ...

as Manager Timothy Dahle *

Linn Skåber Linn Skåber (born 31 March 1970) is a Norwegian actress, singer, comedian, text writer and TV personality. She made her stage début on Oslo Nye Teater (''Centralteatret'') in 1997, playing the title role in Goldoni's comic opera Mirandolina. ...

as Wenche Pettersen (Public Relations Manager) *

Atle Antonsen Atle Antonsen (born 11 August 1969, in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian comedian and actor. Antonsen has participated in and contributed to several television and radio shows, including ''XL'' and ''XLTV'' (1998–99), ''Nissene på låven'' (20 ...

as Titano Music Festival Arranger *

Jon Øigarden Jon Øigarden (born 31 May 1971) is a Norwegian actor, who is well known for his role as journalist Peter Verås in the TV series ''Mammon'', Jarl Varg in Norsemen, and other Norwegian films. Career Jon Øigarden was educated at the Norwegian Na ...

as Concert Arranger Sverre Bratsberg *

Trond-Viggo Torgersen Trond-Viggo Torgersen (born 14 June 1952 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian physician, broadcaster, television host, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, artist and former children's ombudsman. Artistic career Torgersen started in NRK making progra ...

as Producer Jens Ovesen *

Jorunn Kjellsby Jorunn Kjellsby (born 7 April 1944) is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater (1961–1963), Oslo Nye Teater (1968–1970) and Det Norske Teateret (1971–). She has also had almost 30 movies, such as ''Bryllup ...

as Ingrid Lund-Bergseter (the boys' mum) * Harald Brenna as Alf Lund-Bergseter (the boys' dad) * Ida Thorkildsen Valvik as Stine (M'Pete's girlfriend) * Bernhard Arnø as Choreographer Stian Mørdre * Nikis Theophilakis as Lars Erik Martinsen (of Frionor Seafoods) * Tony Totino as Brian Kauffman (Head of record company) *

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Officer *

Eivind Sander Eivind is a Norwegian masculine given name of Norse origin, ''Auja-winduR''. It is made up of two parts: ''Auja'' meaning "lucky/gift", and ''winduR'' meaning "winner and/or warrior". The name ''Eivind'' is also used in Denmark and Sweden, and ...

as Se & Hør Journalist * Thorkil Johan Aschehoug as Vocal coach * Arild Svensgam as Head of removals firm where M'Pete and Hot Tub work *

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as Lady of the

* Espen Søland as Vocal Analyst *

Heine Totland Heine Totland (born 16 October 1970 in Moster, Bømlo, Norway) is a Norwegian-Danish singer and has featured in several prominent productions, like ''State'', ''Gli Scapoli'', Silje Nergaard, the musical ''Sophies verden'', '' Køhn/Johansen Sex ...

as himself * Peter Singsaas as himself *

Espen Lind Espen Lind (born 13 May 1971) is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one half of the production team Espionage, and together with his long time partner Amund Bjorklund he has written and/or produced ...

as himself *

Morten Abel Morten Abel Knutsen (born 15 October 1962), better known by his stage name Morten Abel is a Norwegian pop artist, and one of Norway's best-selling domestic artists. Career Morten Abel was born and grew up near Bodø, but moved to Stavanger when ...

as himself *

Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen (born 25 January 1977) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the pop group A1. Biography Ingebrigtsen was born in Oslo, Norway, into a musical family. His father Stein Ingebrigtsen was the ...

as himself *

Ben Adams Benjamin “Ben” Edward Stephen Adams (born 22 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter from Ascot, England, best known as a member of the British-Norwegian boy band A1. Early life Born in Ascot, Adams attended Westminster Under ...

as himself *

Paul Marazzi Paul Thomas Leo Marazzi (born 24 January 1975) is a British musician. He is the oldest member of boy band A1. Marazzi was the first to join A1, a British/Norwegian boy band whose first single, "Be the First to Believe", was released in 1999 ...

as himself * Mark Read as himself *

Dorthe Skappel Dorthe Skappel (born 18 December 1962) is a Norwegian television personality, journalist, celebutante and former model, probably best known for hosting '' God kveld, Norge!'' and ''Gullruten'' on TV2. Personal life Born Anna Dorothea Riseng, ...

as herself * Per Kristian Indrehus as himself * Ingrid Boon Ulfsby as M'Pete's Cousin in "Cousin" video

Production

Although the actors portraying band members pretend to be utterly talentless and unable to get one single note right in the film, all Boyzvoices vocals were in reality performed by actor Øyvind Thoen (Hot Tub), and, on occasion, actor

(M'Pete).

External links

* {{imdb title, id=0248036, title=Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced
Movietrailer from filmweb.no
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